DirecTV will offer its Center Ice package for $14.99 a month, which represents a prorated 40 percent discount from last season (via SB Nation's Steve Lepore), and NHL.com customer service representatives are saying the GameCenter service will cost a flat $50 at the start of the season (via Pension Plan Puppets).

DirecTV's website said that the package will be available on Jan. 19, which is when the 2013 NHL schedule begins. Potential subscribers will get a free trial through Jan. 31. Cable company subscribers will likely pay less than $14.99 per month. (UPDATE: In Demand is offering Center Ice to cable subscribers for a $50 flat fee, as well.)

As for the GameCenter streaming service, a $50 price point would work out to $12.50 a month. At the start of the 2011-12 season, they charged eight monthly payments of $19.95.